Cobalt is a VSTi software synthesizer inspired by many of the digital
synthesizers from the 1980s.

In the early 80s as digital technology became cheaper, many manufacturers
designed synthesizers that combined earlier analog technology with newer
digital technology. These were known as hybrid synthesizers. Well-known
hybrid synthesizers are the Korg DW8000 and DW6000, the Ensoniq ESQ-1, and
the Kawai K3.

In analog/digital hybrid synthesizers, the oscillators responsible for
generating waveforms are digital while the filter section remains analog.

This approach freed designers to use any kind of waveform; they were no
longer restricted to traditional analog waveforms such as sawtooth,
triangle, and pulse. However, by using an analog filter, these synthesizers
retained the warmth earlier analog synthesizers were known for.

Though Cobalt is a purely digital synthesizer, its overall architecture
is very much like those early hybrid synthesizers. It features a wide
selection of waveforms, most of which were resynthesized from actual hybrid
synthesizers, while providing traditional subtractive synthesis
capabilities for sculpting its sound.

Key Features

* 26 waveforms many of which were resynthesized from 80s hybrid synths
* Flexible modulation routes 2 envelopes, 2 LFOs, PWM, and FM
* Pulse width modulation for all PWM works on all 26 waveforms
* A sound designers LFO tempo-sync, and delay
* Poly, Mono, Portamento Polyphonic portamento as well as mono
* Key tracking envelopes Amount adjusts as you play up/down the keys
* OVERDRIVE! Rich overdrive effect based on custom algo.

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